International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women. It is also a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.

Spurred on by the universal female suffrage movement that had begun in New Zealand, IWD originated from labor movements in North America and Europe during the early 20th century. The earliest version was purportedly a "Women's Day" organized by the Socialist Party of America in New York City February 28, 1909. This inspired German delegates at the 1910 International Socialist Women's Conference to propose "a special Women's Day" be organized annually, albeit with no set date; the following year saw the first demonstrations and commemorations of International Women's Day across Europe. After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917 (the beginning of the February Revolution), IWD was made a national holiday on March 8; it was subsequently celebrated on that date by the socialist movement and communist countries. The holiday was associated with far-left movements and governments until its adoption by the global feminist movement in the late 1960s. IWD became a mainstream global holiday following its adoption by the United Nations in 1977.

International Women's Day is commemorated in a variety of ways worldwide; it is a public holiday in several countries, and observed socially or locally in others. The UN observes the holiday in connection with a particular issue, campaign, or theme in women's rights. In some parts of the world, IWD still reflects its political origins, being marked by protests and calls for radical change; in other areas, particularly in the West, it is largely sociocultural and centered on a celebration of womanhood.

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  • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    3 years ago

    I finally found some CBD oil :party-blob:

    Maybe it's finally legal where I live

    Anyway time to say fuck you to anxiety :party-sicko:

      • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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        3 years ago

        I tried CBD vape fluid this time and it works waaaay better then taking the oil orally

        Hehe oral.

        Anyway it's amazing, it's one of the only things that totally gets rid of my anxiety and muscle pain

    • halfmoon [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Yusss

      I doubt it's legal unless you're in ACT or prescribed, but I hope you find relief nonetheless.
      Weird magic plant go brr haha

      • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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        3 years ago

        I guess the tobacco shop that sold is was doing an illegal lol

        Afaik preople don't sell fake cbd oil, right? It's Koi brand which is a real American brand.

        • halfmoon [she/her]
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          3 years ago

          CBD im not sure, but RSO has a bunch of imitators and I wouldn't be keen on black market aus oil unless I knew who grew it anyway. Everything here's up to the eyeballs with PGRs, and depending on method of extraction there could be remaining solvent; be it butane, isopropyl, etc.

          I'd hope that folks looking to not get high wouldn't have to deal with the same shortcomings, but unless/until it's legal there's no real way to know unless you know the person & their process, or become that person.

          Sorry for probably too-cynical a response, and double sorry for the acronyms lmao